Snorkeling and other newfound activities

After finishing a few more rounds of lessons, the kid is an enthusiastic (if not exactly award-winning) swimmer. She loves the water, but hates leaving her comfort zone.

We’re prepping for a vacation in a place known for snorkeling. And the kid seems intrigued by the idea of snorkeling. So we got her an inexpensive snorkel/mask/fins set. Our pals Dan and Liz offered up their apartment complex pool for a test run.

It went poorly at first. The kid’s reluctance resulted in Dan donning his swim trunks and spotting the kid (turns out he HATES being in the water), while Liz documented the slow progress.

But progress did happen. The kid didn’t quite trust the snorkel to prevent drowning, but finally she got the hang of it. She’ll not be doing any snorkeling more than a few feet from us, but she did manage to finally nudge her noggin underwater and breathe out of the tube. Now let’s see how it goes in the ocean…